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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: Ambrose E. Burnside
In Camp Near Knoxville east tenn
March the 19 1864 saturday fore noon
wall Sina I set down to pen these
few lines to you to let you know
I am in tip top helth and hope these
few lines will find you the same
Sina I am goin to see Dany
this After noon as in the
morn
morning he is a good wais
from her as much as 3 miles
from her they are a crost the
river and I cant go to see them
without a pass to cross the
Brig but I staid with them one
knite any how and am a gain
to go a gain Sina tell Clark to
go a fishing one knite for me this
spring and next spring I will
be there myself for this ware cant
last any longar for the 9 Mich
Cavlery is her yet if there ant onley
a few of them left
Sina the old 9 Armey core starts
for mich yesterday they are
gain with burnside our magor
said we was a gain in corse of too
or 3 weeks so in a short time
we will know Sina I cant git a
furlow from her it is to far
you fill thrall had ben home
I sent one letter by him to
father he told me he would
go and see all of my folks for
me Sina if he comes back
before you her from me
A gain give him your letters
to bring to me for he is a
fine man Sina he is the
one that took care of me when
I was sick her the first time
we come her he took Good care
of me Sina he usto Go and by
milk for me every day I cant
for git him tell G. W. Dales
[heavily crossed out] to write me
a letter and tell me if it
seems any like home to hime
Sina tell father larabee to rite
and tell Dany if he got that
money all rite Dany wanted I
should write it so he could
know Give my love to all Sina
for know and by and by I shall
be there myself if all is rite and
if not I will be in some other
place Sina tell our folks
to write I want to her from all
tell Lory Jane it is time I got
a letter from her Again I am
a wating fo rit every male I
ant mad sina nor never was
All I was greeved and felt bad
to think I had gon and left you
and to think you did not care
any more for me than that I
but if you would keep free
pack a way from you all will
be rite for he is the one that is
trying to make a fuss all the
time
Wall Sina your letter
was dated March the 7
that came rite a long
Sina the wether is warm
her the folks are making
gardins her it is lonsom
these warm days it maks
Any one feel lonsom so
I will close by saying
good by write soon and
oblige A H Wiser and I
will try to write oftan as
I can drect by the way
of Cincinnati Ohio 9 Mich
Cavly Co G so Good
by my girl for you are myine
